Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs proved to be an instant classic. The Knicks pulled off the greatest comeback in Finals history, overcoming a 29-point deficit to stun the Finals thanks to a go-ahead tip-in from OG Anunoby with just 1.2 seconds left in regulation.
The comeback led to an incredible atmosphere in Madison Square Garden, courtesy of the Knicks fans in attendance. However, not everyone was thrilled to see the New York faithful enjoy the miraculous comeback, and count Barstool Sports founder and avid Boston fan Dave Portnoy amongst those detractors.
“I gotta go to confessional. I didn’t sleep last night because of that basketball game,” Portnoy said in a video posted to X.
“I think I hate the Spurs now, like legitimately. (De’Aaron Fox), like you’re, you have the basketball IQ of an absolute ant,” he said of Fox’s late-game gaffes that hurt the Spurs down the stretch.
“I don’t know if it’s in my personality, I don’t know, it’s just me being a Boston fan. I hate the Knicks now,” he went on, before tearing into Knicks’ fans, and especially the ones sitting on MSG’s “celebrity row.”
“Like, I’ve always hated New York sports teams, but watching their fans celebrate in that arena and people who aren’t even like basketball fans and like just made my skin crawl on a level I can’t even describe. And like, they’re egging Wembyana going back to the hotel, they’re rioting in the streets, they’re fighting with cops. I just hate it…
“Taylor Swift, not a fan, she’s celebrating, I’m sick of her…
“I just— the whole thing I hate. I hate it all. Like, I like Larry David, uh, Curb Your Enthusiasm. I like Seinfeld. I hate them. Scooter Braun, I’ve always hated him. Big T*ts McGee, Sweeney, Uh, where’s she from? Hater. What is Hailey Bieber doing at the game with Tate McRae? Tate, you’re from Canada.
“I hate them all… I just hate New York Sports fans.”
Unfortunately for Portnoy, a Knicks Finals win seems all but inevitable at this point, which would mean he’ll have to see the celebrations hit another level.
About Qwame Skinner
Qwame Skinner has loved both writing and sports his entire life. In addition to his sports coverage at Comeback Media, Qwame writes novels, and his debut; The First Casualty, an adult fantasy, is out now.